Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Lubbock
$25,360avg. a year
$12.19 an hour · 7,930 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn an average of $25,360 a year. That is $2,390 (9%) less than the Texas average of $27,750. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$25,250Median pay
$12.19Average hourly
-9%vs. Texas average
7,930Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
135,000 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$30,130
$14.49 an hour
2128,380 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$29,350
$14.11 an hour
33,240 jobs
Midland, TX
$28,610
$13.76 an hour
42,960 jobs
Odessa, TX
$28,000
$13.46 an hour
540,040 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$28,000
$13.46 an hour
6105,810 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$27,630
$13.29 an hour
75,100 jobs
Waco, TX
$27,320
$13.13 an hour
82,110 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$27,090
$13.03 an hour
94,820 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$26,610
$12.79 an hour
105,270 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$26,560
$12.77 an hour
117,120 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$26,480
$12.73 an hour
124,220 jobs
Longview, TX
$26,310
$12.65 an hour
134,260 jobs
Tyler, TX
$26,250
$12.62 an hour
145,050 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$26,130
$12.56 an hour
152,930 jobs
Abilene, TX
$26,070
$12.53 an hour
162,240 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$25,670
$12.34 an hour
177,870 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$25,660
$12.34 an hour
181,680 jobs
Victoria, TX
$25,630
$12.32 an hour
191,020 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$25,490
$12.25 an hour
2012,160 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$25,170
$12.10 an hour
211,990 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$25,130
$12.08 an hour
226,570 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$24,860
$11.95 an hour
2313,520 jobs
El Paso, TX
$24,860
$11.95 an hour
242,170 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$24,830
$11.94 an hour
254,620 jobs
Laredo, TX
$24,320
$11.69 an hour
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How Lubbock compares
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Related jobs in Lubbock
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $27,820 |
| Bartenders | $29,300 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $28,460 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $30,420 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $37,060 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $29,320 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Lubbock?
The average is $25,360 a year, and the median is $25,250. About 7,930 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $2,390 (9%) less than the Texas average of $27,750.
Is this job common in Lubbock?
It makes up 47.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.92 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-3023. Metro area: Lubbock, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31180). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.